RNA Innovation Seminar: Jailson (Jay) Brito Querido, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

"Structural insights into mRNA translation initiation in humans" Jailson (Jay) Brito Querido, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scientist MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge, UK ZOOM FLYER IN PDF REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_78YYOhIhTbOBy2_JSdM7Wg ABSTRACT: A key step in translational initiation is the recruitment of the 43S pre-initiation complex (43S PIC) by the cap-binding complex (eIF4F) at the 5´ end of...

RNA Innovation Seminar: Olivia Rissland, University of Colorado School of Medicine

"Regulating the Regulators: Control of RNA Binding Proteins during Embryogenesis" Olivia Rissland, Ph.D. Assistant Professor RNA Bioscience Initiative | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics University of Colorado School of Medicine ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vA9zYS5nSEenf8Zmt1f-qA FLYER IN PDF   ABSTRACT: The maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) is a conserved step in animal development, where control is passed from...

Seminar: Tatjana Trcek, Johns Hopkins University

Zoom link "RNA Granules: A View from the RNA Perspective" Tatjana Trcek, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology Johns Hopkins University   Hosted by: Stephanie Moon, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Human Genetics Faculty Scholar of the Center for RNA Biomedicine Affiliate Faculty, Biological Chemistry FLYER IN PDF Department of Human Genetics Seminar    

RNA Innovation Seminar: Thomas Martinez, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

"Annotation and Characterization of Human Protein-coding Small Open Reading Frames" Thomas Martinez, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Salk Institute for Biological Studies ZOOM REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_90RkcQTGQZa7ifQ8kbSdNQ FLYER IN PDF KEYWORDS: microprotein, smORF, ribosome profiling ABSTRACT: Functional protein-coding small open reading frames (smORFs) are emerging as an important class of genes. Several smORF-encoded microproteins have been characterized and...